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18th-Century Baroque Antique Carved Wooden Memento Mori In The Form Of A Human Skull With A Death Crown
18th-Century Baroque Antique Carved Wooden Memento Mori In The Form Of A Human Skull With A Death Crown
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An 18th-Century Baroque antique carved wooden Memento Mori, formed as a human skull and carved in the round, so as to be seen from all sides.
"Memento mori" is a Latin phrase meaning ‘remember you must die’. A basic memento mori sculpture or painting would be a portrait with a skull but other symbols commonly found are hourglasses or clocks, extinguished or guttering candles, fruit, and flowers.
Swiss / Austrian in origin.
With a foliate and fruiting death crown placed on top of the skull. The skull rests upon a single elongated bone.
Decorated in original polychromy.
Provenance - Ex-private collection, Austria.
Condition - Very good. Please refer to the images which speak for themselves. The skull displays incredibly well.
Size - Height 16 cm x Width 26.5 cm x Depth 20 cm (6 1/3" x 10 1/2" x 7 7/8")
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